Rejected petition The British public deserves a General Election before Art. 50 is invoked

A Prime Minister not elected by the British public will be in charge of the post-EU referendum negotiations. This is highly undemocratic.
A new democratically elected PM should decide, on behalf of the British people, what is best for Britain after Brexit or if the Art. 50 should be invoked at all.

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One of the main reasons for leaving the EU was about how democratic it is. A person elected in a party conference, instead of a General Election, does not have enough legitimacy to lead the UK in the most important negotiation in a generation.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/136417

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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